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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would love to know from experienced host moms whether this situation is likely to improve (or not).

We have a relatively new au pair.  She's been here about 6 weeks.  She is a nice person, but seems immature.  And, in fairness, I think my au pair "job" is harder than many-- (3 kids ages 4-10, pretty much 45 hours every week, minimal house work).

Pretty much immediately, I noticed that our new au pair seems to think that small inconveniences are a really big deal.  Every day, I ask her how her day was (whether it was a work day or a fun day), and without fail, she tells me about how awful something was:  her lunch was not good, she had to wait 30 minutes for the metro, the kids were "bad", she had to wait 2 hours at the DMV, etc.  While she isn't generally sullen, the negativity is grating on me.  I think we live in a great country -- and a great area -- but it's not "Oz".  There are lines here, and mean people and bad service and bad drivers and all of these other things that are everywhere else in the world too.[/quote]
You have 3 kids under 10. You ask her how her day went and so she tells you. If you do not want to know, do not ask.

Unless you want her to reply 'fine thank you' every time you ask. [/quote]

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